Purple Company has $200,000 in net income for 2020 before deducting any compensation or other payment to its sole owner, Kirsten. Kirsten is single and she claims the $12,400 standard deduction for 2020. Purple Company is Kirsten's only source of income. Ignoring any employment tax considerations, compute Kirsten's after-tax income for each of the following situations. Click here to access the 2020 individual tax rate schedule to use for this problem. Assume the corporate tax rate is 21%. When required, carryout intermediate tax computations to the nearest cent and then round your final tax liability to the nearest dollar. a.  Purple Company is a proprietorship and Kirsten withdraws $50,000 from the business during the year; Kirsten claims a $37,520 deduction for qualified business income. Kirsten's taxable income is $, and her after-tax income is $. b.  Purple Company is a C corporation and the corporation pays out all of its after-tax income as a dividend to Kirsten. Note: Individual taxpayers received preferential treatment regarding the taxation of qualified dividends (0%,15%,20%). For single taxpayers, the 0 percent rate applies to the first $40,000 of taxable income. Purple Corporation's after-tax income is $ and Kirsten's after tax income is $. c.  Purple Company is a C corporation and the corporation pays Kirsten a salary of $158,000. Purple Corporation's after-tax income is $ and Kirsten's after-tax income is $.

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Purple Company has $200,000 in net income for 2020 before deducting any compensation or other payment to its sole owner, Kirsten. Kirsten is single and she claims the $12,400 standard deduction for 2020. Purple Company is Kirsten's only source of income.

Ignoring any employment tax considerations, compute Kirsten's after-tax income for each of the following situations.

Click here to access the 2020 individual tax rate schedule to use for this problem. Assume the corporate tax rate is 21%.

When required, carryout intermediate tax computations to the nearest cent and then round your final tax liability to the nearest dollar.

a.  Purple Company is a proprietorship and Kirsten withdraws $50,000 from the business during the year; Kirsten claims a $37,520 deduction for qualified business income.

Kirsten's taxable income is $, and her after-tax income is $.

b.  Purple Company is a C corporation and the corporation pays out all of its after-tax income as a dividend to Kirsten.

Note: Individual taxpayers received preferential treatment regarding the taxation of qualified dividends (0%,15%,20%). For single taxpayers, the 0 percent rate applies to the first $40,000 of taxable income.

Purple Corporation's after-tax income is $ and Kirsten's after tax income is $.

c.  Purple Company is a C corporation and the corporation pays Kirsten a salary of $158,000.

Purple Corporation's after-tax income is $ and Kirsten's after-tax income is $.

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